Narrative: 4.5 - Gameplay: 5 - Visuals: 5 - Soundtrack: 4 - Time: 5
Stars: 5
After my more than epic encounter with Shogun 2, I had my expectations uncapped. Feudal Japan was an immersive, yet limited, experience. Taking control of the provinces was a lot of fun, and becoming a shogun was a real challenge. But I would be lying if I said was ready for another Shogun campaign. There are several clans, however - even for a Sengoku Jidai affectionate like myself - they were not that different to justify a whole new run. That's where Warhammer is a game changer.
Descending into shadows and blood, I took hold of the von Carstein family and threw the Old World into an era of Darkness. Control all my favorite fantasy monsters and be the ultimate Lord Vampire with my unique mechanics. Destroy the Empire, Bretonnia, and the Dwarfs while searching for my corrupt and magical items. All of that made Warhammer ascend to the ranks of my favorite games.
And that's just the thing: I've only played with one specific lord of the Vampire Counts. I can play with all of the other factions and lords, and I'm sure that I'll have a completely different experience. I've said I can play with the others, but what I really meant was I'm already playing with the Wood Elves and if that's not a great sign, I don't know what it is.
Stars: 5
After my more than epic encounter with Shogun 2, I had my expectations uncapped. Feudal Japan was an immersive, yet limited, experience. Taking control of the provinces was a lot of fun, and becoming a shogun was a real challenge. But I would be lying if I said was ready for another Shogun campaign. There are several clans, however - even for a Sengoku Jidai affectionate like myself - they were not that different to justify a whole new run. That's where Warhammer is a game changer.
Descending into shadows and blood, I took hold of the von Carstein family and threw the Old World into an era of Darkness. Control all my favorite fantasy monsters and be the ultimate Lord Vampire with my unique mechanics. Destroy the Empire, Bretonnia, and the Dwarfs while searching for my corrupt and magical items. All of that made Warhammer ascend to the ranks of my favorite games.
And that's just the thing: I've only played with one specific lord of the Vampire Counts. I can play with all of the other factions and lords, and I'm sure that I'll have a completely different experience. I've said I can play with the others, but what I really meant was I'm already playing with the Wood Elves and if that's not a great sign, I don't know what it is.
This might not be the most in-depth strategy game but it is a really fun one. As this is the first entry of Total War into fantasy it is certainly rough around some edges but the overall feel is simply amazing once you get into it. The Warhammer universe gives the player so many cool tools to play with unless of course you simple do not like fantasy related stuff. But for any person that does like dwarves standing their ground against hordes of orcs for example I would recommend giving this game a try.